PHILLIPS RITES THIS AFTERNOON
Pioneer of Pinellas Will Be Buried in Greenwood After Funeral Ceremony
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary E. Phillips, 84, pioneer resident who died Wednesday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Anna C. Heinkel, 5219 Fourth avenue south, will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Endicott Funeral parlors with Chaplain Edwards of the Episcopal church, officiating. Burial will be in the family plot at Greenwood cemetery.
The Woman's Relief Corps, of which Mrs. Phillips was a member, will assist in the services and pall bearers will be A. P. Avery, H. R. Williams, Arthur Norwood, S. D. Harris, Ralph Bennett and Ed. T. Lewis.
Mrs. Phillips is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Anna C. Heinkel, Mrs. T. A. Whitted, and one son, Zephania. A younger son, C. E. Phillips, died in Tampa a short time ago.
Mrs. Phillips was one of the earliest settlers in this section. With her husband, the late Capt. Zephania Phillips, she came to Florida in 1882 and to Pinellas peninsula in 1881. Capt. Phillips settled on Long key and platted the town of Passa-Grille, which he named. They later came to the mainland of the peninsula living in what is now Gulfport.
When the new Boca Clega causeway was opened, Mrs. Phillips was given the honor of being the first car to cross the structure. Her car was followed by machines bearing county officials and other pioneer residents.
Source: St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, Florida, Friday, January 18, 1929; Pg. 3, Column 4
